State of Maryland Archives: on Immigration

Arvin Vohra: End restrictions on immigration; open our borders

Arvin Vohra: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

A: Support. I support open borders, and absolutely no welfare. Those who come to America to work should be welcome. Welfare parasites should go elsewhere. Eliminating all welfare, including government schools, is far more effective at keeping out parasites than any wall. Ending the welfare state will also attract job creators to America. If elected, I will sponsor legislation to eliminate all welfare and all restrictions on immigration.

Ashwani Jain: Police shouldn't ask individuals about immigration status

Ashwani Jain: Advocate for Sanctuary counties & refugee right to counsel

Ben Jealous: For society to be healthy all members need to be embraced

Ben Jealous: Stand up to Trump's Muslim ban

"As our Muslim friends and neighbors continue to be vilified by the Trump administration, we need a governor with the courage to stand up for all of us," said Jealous. "Larry Hogan has continuously failed to give the Attorney General's office the needed resources to uphold Maryland's values and has continuously failed to stand up to the leader of his own party. As governor, I'll ensure that office has the resources to hold the Trump administration accountable and I'll stand up for Marylanders regardless of religious identity."

Ben Jealous: Defend DREAMers & champion a pathway to citizenship

Hogan: "Stop targeting innocent kids." "Find a bipartisan, common sense solution to protect DREAMers."

Jealous: Yes. "Defend Dreamers & champion a pathway to citizenship at the federal level." Named "Marylander of the year" for role in securing in-state tuition for undocumented students.

Chelsea Manning: Believes all immigrants should be allowed into the U.S.

Chris Chaffee: Need to have better control over who is admitted to country

Chris Van Hollen: Co-sponsor of comprehensive immigration reform initiatives

Dan Cox: Remove criminal illegal aliens from our communities

Ian Schlakman: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

A: Strongly support

Jamie Raskin: Comprehensive immigration reform must be a top priority

Jamie Raskin: Voted YES on in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant

Highlights:
• Authorizes an undocumented immigrant to pay in-state tuition rates at Maryland community colleges if the individual meets criteria including:
• Graduated from a Maryland secondary school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in the state;
• Registers at a Maryland community college no later than 4 years after graduating from a Maryland secondary school or equivalent; and
• Provides to the community college an affidavit stating that the individual will file to become a permanent resident within 30 days of becoming eligible to do so, if he or she is not already a permanent resident.
• Authorizes an undocumented immigrant to pay in-state tuition rates at Maryland public senior higher education institutions if the individual meets the above requirements, and was awarded an associate's degree at a Maryland community college.

Kathy Szeliga: Voted NO on in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant

Highlights:
• Authorizes an undocumented immigrant to pay in-state tuition rates at Maryland community colleges if the individual meets criteria including:
• Graduated from a Maryland secondary school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in the state;
• Registers at a Maryland community college no later than 4 years after graduating from a Maryland secondary school or equivalent; and
• Provides to the community college an affidavit stating that the individual will file to become a permanent resident within 30 days of becoming eligible to do so, if he or she is not already a permanent resident.
• Authorizes an undocumented immigrant to pay in-state tuition rates at Maryland public senior higher education institutions if the individual meets the above requirements, and was awarded an associate's degree at a Maryland community college.

Kelly M. Schulz: Voted NO on in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant

Conference Report Adopted House (74 - 65); Del. Kelly Schulz voted Nay.

Highlights:
• Authorizes an undocumented immigrant to pay in-state tuition rates at Maryland community colleges if the individual meets criteria including:
• Graduated from a Maryland secondary school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in the state;
• Registers at a Maryland community college no later than 4 years after graduating from a Maryland secondary school or equivalent; and
• Provides to the community college an affidavit stating that the individual will file to become a permanent resident within 30 days of becoming eligible to do so, if he or she is not already a permanent resident.
• Authorizes an undocumented immigrant to pay in-state tuition rates at Maryland public senior higher education institutions if the individual meets the above requirements, and was awarded an associate's degree at a Maryland community college.

Larry Hogan: Feed & clothe illegal immigrant kids; then deport them

Hogan says the state needs to respond to this "humanitarian crisis" by providing for their immediate needs of food, and clothing and medical care, but then Hogan says these children have to be deported. "I want to reunite them back with their parents in their home countries," Hogan told the C-4 Show today. "I think it is absolutely ridiculous to take these children and to be busing them thousands of miles from their point of entry, to try to house them in Maryland, when we can't house our own kids, and we have a broken health care system."

Governor O'Malley asked clergy leaders to help create a network of foster families to help house these children, provide them with access to health care, and to provide them with other assistance as they wait to be reunited with relatives, or wait to be sent home.

Larry Hogan: Reject Trump policy of separating families at the border

The governor's order covers most of New Mexico's deployed troops, along with Guard members who have traveled from AR, KS, KY, NH, SC, and WI. In all, 118 National Guard troops have been deployed in New Mexico, the governor's office said.

At least five states, including two led by Republicans, rejected the president's call to send troops., with Maryland's Gov. Larry Hogan saying his state wanted nothing to do with the Trump administration policy of separating families at the border.

Martin O`Malley: Feed & clothe illegal immigrant kids; then find foster homes

Catholic Charities is seeking a federal grant to house about 50 children in St. Vincent Villa in Timonium.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Hogan says the state of Maryland should not house some of the thousands of children coming into the U.S. illegally from Central America.

Hogan says the state needs to respond to this "humanitarian crisis" by providing for their immediate needs of food, and clothing and medical care, but then Hogan says these children have to be deported.

Peter Franchot: Praised tax credit that includes undocumented people

Richard Douglas: Decriminalize hiring American; protect them from foreigners

How? First, Congress must decriminalize "hiring American." US employers must be free, if they choose, to give hiring preference to US and lawful immigrant workers over unlawful migrants with US work permits, without fear of government or private lawsuits.

Second, Congress must extend to American human capital the same shield from foreign competition in the domestic market that Congress created for American shipping and aviation capital. In laws like the Jones Act, Congress excluded foreign actors from large sectors of the domestic transport markets. Congress should enact similar protections to workers on projects involving even a dollar of federal funding. American human capital, swamped with unregulated foreign competition in the domestic market, needs a Jones Act of its own.

Richard Madaleno: Voted YES on in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant

Highlights:
• Authorizes an undocumented immigrant to pay in-state tuition rates at Maryland community colleges if the individual meets criteria including:
• Graduated from a Maryland secondary school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in the state;
• Registers at a Maryland community college no later than 4 years after graduating from a Maryland secondary school or equivalent; and
• Provides to the community college an affidavit stating that the individual will file to become a permanent resident within 30 days of becoming eligible to do so, if he or she is not already a permanent resident.
• Authorizes an undocumented immigrant to pay in-state tuition rates at Maryland public senior higher education institutions if the individual meets the above requirements, and was awarded an associate's degree at a Maryland community college.

Richard Madaleno: Allow Syrian refugees into US and Maryland

OnTheIssues Q: what are your views on Immigration issues?
• Supports allowing Syrian refugees into US and Maryland
• Voted YES on allowing state AG to sue federal government on travel ban
• Supports TRUST Act to bar local police from asking about immigration status

Shawn Quinn: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

A: Support

Thomas Perez: As board president, grew local immigrant advocacy group

Thomas Perez: Guarantee healthcare to immigrants, regardless of status

Tony Campbell: Against sanctuary cities and pathway to citizenship

A: Sanctuary cites are unconstitutional because cities do not have sovereignty; only the 50 states and the national government have that authority. Not only do these cities have increased crime and gang activity, they also economically hurt the most vulnerable of our citizens--low-skilled and inadequately educated people living in urban areas. There should not be a pathway to citizenship.

Donald Trump: I will sign a colossal increase in ICE deportation offices

Angela Alsobrooks: Pro reform including pathway for citizenship for those here

Angela Alsobrooks: Permanent residence for DACA participants (DREAMers)

Immigration : How to handle immigration and the border? Support a path to citizenship for "DACA" participants brought to the US as children?
• Angela Alsobrooks (D): Supports "comprehensive immigration reform" with "a pathway to citizenship" for those already living in the U.S. Backs a path to permanent residence for DACA participants. Allow undocumented immigrants to get a driver's license & "legally commute to work."
• Larry Hogan (R): "Our open southern border is a humanitarian catastrophe that is harming communities and wreaking havoc." Supports "bipartisan, commonsense solutions." As governor, vetoed "sanctuary state" status for undocumented immigrants.

Larry Hogan: Open southern border is a humanitarian catastrophe

Immigration : How to handle immigration and the border? Support a path to citizenship for "DACA" participants brought to the US as children?
• Angela Alsobrooks (D): Supports "comprehensive immigration reform" with "a pathway to citizenship" for those already living in the U.S. Backs a path to permanent residence for DACA participants. Allow undocumented immigrants to get a driver's license & "legally commute to work."
• Larry Hogan (R): "Our open southern border is a humanitarian catastrophe that is harming communities and wreaking havoc." Supports "bipartisan, commonsense solutions." As governor, vetoed "sanctuary state" status for undocumented immigrants.

Robin Ficker: No public assistance for immigrants; secure the border

A: Strongly Agree

Q: Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

A: Every immigrant must raise the average of America, and not require any form of public assistance. They must follow the legal procedures to immigrate, and follow our laws once here.

Johnny Olszewski: Voted NO on in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant

Highlights:
• Authorizes an undocumented immigrant to pay in-state tuition rates at Maryland community colleges if the individual meets criteria including:
• Graduated from a Maryland secondary school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in the state;
• Registers at a Maryland community college no later than 4 years after graduating from a Maryland secondary school or equivalent; and
• Provides to the community college an affidavit stating that the individual will file to become a permanent resident within 30 days of becoming eligible to do so, if he or she is not already a permanent resident.
• Authorizes an undocumented immigrant to pay in-state tuition rates at Maryland public senior higher education institutions if the individual meets the above requirements, and was awarded an associate's degree at a Maryland community college.

Wes Moore: We are going to follow the Constitution on ICE cooperation